What does 啼饥号寒 mean in Chinese?

啼饥号寒 (tí jī háo hán) means "hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 啼饥号寒?

啼饥号寒 is pronounced "tí jī háo hán" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

啼饥号寒 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

啼饥号寒 is made up of the characters 啼, 饥, 号, 寒. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 啼饥号寒 using our stroke order tool.

idiom

tí jī háo hán

hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty

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啼饥号寒 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

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